- 一苦労
- ひとくろう【一苦労】( ⇒ くろう )*sweat〖U〗[or a ~]《略式》ひと苦労.¶ → 一苦労する* * *ひとくろう【一苦労】(quite) a struggle; considerable hardship.~する have (quite) a struggle; go through considerable hardship.
●彼の父にうんと言わせるのは一苦労だった. We had a difficult [hard, tough] time persuading his father. | It was quite a job [struggle, business] making his father say yes.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.